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A Study of San Diego County Local Child Care Needs and Barriers: Data and Insights for San Diego County Individualized Child Care Subsidy Pilot and Local Child Care Policies May 2018 Caster Family Center for Nonprofit Prepared for the San Diego


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A Study of San Diego County Local Child Care Needs and Barriers: Data and Insights for San Diego County Individualized Child Care Subsidy Pilot and Local Child Care Policies

May 2018

Prepared for the San Diego County Office

  • f Education, Child Care and

Development Planning Council Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research

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Timeline and Frame of the Study

Summer 2017

San Diego County underutilizes CDE allocations for child care and development programs by an average of $11M

  • ver the past two
  • years. High costs
  • f living, believed

to be a cause.

October 2017

AB 377 signed by

  • Gov. Brown

authorizing the County of San Diego to develop a pilot child care subsidy plan (2018 – 2023)

February 2018

SDCOE commissions a study of the economic and child care markets in San Diego County

August 2018

The San Diego Child Care Subsidy Plan was submitted to CDE

December 2018

The San Diego Child Care Subsidy Plan was approved by CDE

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Study Components

  • Demographics of families in need of

Child Care

  • San Diego County’s self-sufficiency

income level

  • The cost of providing Child Care
  • Availability of, and enrollment in,

subsidized child care

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Demographics of Families in Need of Child Care

60%

Estimated percent of children ages 0-5 whose parents work outside the home1

1 U.S. Census AmericanCommunity Survey.20161-YearEstimatesTableB1931.Includestwo-parenthouseholds andsingleparent households with children under 18. 2 Data Source: 2016 California Department of Finance Population Projections. 3 Data Source: Kidsdata.org, 2016. 4 Data Source: American Community Survey 1-Year Estimate, 2016 (Table S1601). 7 Data Source: American Community Survey, 2016 1-Year Estimates Table B19131. Includes two-parent households and single parent households with children under 18. 8 Data Source: American Community Survey, 2016 1-Year Estimates Table B19125.Includes families with own children under 18 present in the household.

San Diego County Children by Age Group2

307,759 138,075

23%

132,086

0-2 Years 3-5 Years 6-12 Years

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San Diego County’s Self Sufficiency Income Level

9 California Budget and Policy Center. 2017. Making ends meet: How much does it cost to support a family in California? This estimate is based on a family with two working parents, one

preschool-aged child and one school-aged child. Basic monthly budget includes housing and utilities, food, child care, health care, transportation, miscellaneous and taxes.

42,010

Estimated number of children (0-12) in San Diego County who are not currently eligible for a child care subsidy, but will become eligible with the income cutoff change to <85% SMI.12

12 Percentages are derived using two data sources. Numerator = Number of children whose families earn <70% of SMI and between 70% and 85% SMI. Data source: American Institute

for Research, 2016. Early Learning Needs Assessment Tool. Denominator = Total population 0-12 years. Data source: 2016 California Department of Finance Population Projections.

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7 Elements of Quality:

  • Use of observation tools to

identify strengths and

  • pportunities for growth
  • Developmental and health

screenings

  • Qualified teachers
  • Effective teacher-child

interactions

  • Adult-to-child ratios and group

size

  • Safe and engaging program

environments

  • Qualifies early learning center

directors

The Cost of Providing Child Care

30 Workman, S. 2018. Where Does your Child Care Dollar Go? Understanding the True Cost of Quality Early Childhood Education.

Center for American Progress.

Figure 20: 2017 Estimated Annual Per Child Price of Child Care Compared to Actual Cost of Providing High- Quality Care in California30

56% Gap 48% Gap $31,120 $17,999 $13,671 $9,406

Cost Price Cost Price

$35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $- Infant Preschool

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18 Data Source: American Institute for Research. 2016. Early Learning Needs Assessment Tool.

19 Data Source: San Diego County Office of Education. Contract Earnings, 2016-17

Availability and Use of Subsidized Child Care

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Regional Gaps in Subsidized Child Care Enrollment

22 San Diego County Child Care and Development Planning Council. 2018. Subsidy Zip Code Priority Data. 20 San Diego County Child Care and Development Planning Council. 2018. Subsidy Zip Code Priority Data.

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Barriers to Access and Enrollment

Part-day/full-day availability Availability of Care for Infants and Toddlers

24 Data Source: California Child Care Resource & Referral Network. 2017

Child Care Portfolio

26 Data Source: California Child Care Resource & Referral Network. 2017 Child Care Portfolio.

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What’s Next?